CN104937464B - Fiber optic connector for laser sources - Google Patents
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Abstract
Connectors for optically coupling radiation accurately from radiation sources into waveguides in medical applications are provided. A preferred embodiment for coupling laser sources into optical fibers provides a connector comprising an outer body for handling connector; a two-part ferrule; an inner body which protects ferrule and holds its two parts together; a collet chuck through which an optical fiber is introduced; a spring; a ferrule interlock; and bending protection with a long fiber protection end. Main features are that the inner body moves within the outer body longitudinally, the spring-loaded ferrules move against a fixed position element in the laser housing via the spring load, and their relative shapes are designed to be assembled in only one possible angle position,thus maintaining alignment of elements to reduce/avoid lost power absorbed by the connector's proximal end due to coupling. The ferrule is mounted inside the connector and does not emerge from it for protecting the ferrule. In another embodiment the connector provides an electronic signature such as an RFID tag for waveguide recognition in a position close enough to the laser source to ensure identification. Additionally, the connector has an optional electric power and signal port.
Description
The cross reference of priority application
Patent application claims Wolfgang Neuberger/Biolitec Pharma Marketing Ltd are in 2012
U.S. that on November 16, in submits to, entitled " FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR FOR LASER SOURCES " faces
When patent application No.61/727,514 priority, entire contents are clearly herein incorporated by reference, used as the present invention's
A part.
The background technology of invention
1. the technical field invented
The present invention relates to be used for the radiation in autoradiolysis in future source coupled to the joints of optical fibre in waveguide；More specifically, it
It is related to for by the adapter of laser aid and fiberoptic connection.
2. disclosure of the invention statement
Radiation for autoradiolysis in future source is intended to for transmitting radiation coupled to the adapter in waveguide, and it is primarily upon
Point is to reduce potential radiation loss as much as possible.The radiation loss in interconnection between radiation source and waveguide causes system
Limited performance may cause the waveguide and/or the damage of adapter or destruction so as to reduce its overall efficiency.
In interconnection process between radiation source and waveguide, there are the different reasons for light loss occur, this light loss can
Can occur during the transmission of optical signal.The quantity of power being sent in waveguide from radiation source depends on both radiation source and waveguide
Optical properties.In general, the connection loss of the joints of optical fibre come from bad fiber alignment and end face prepare, optical fiber not
With and Fresnel reflection.Because what the unmatched connection loss of optical fiber to coming from as intrinsic optical fiber attributes controlled without
System, the alignment of optical fiber is rendered as one of low key parameter of total connection loss of maintenance.Therefore, design optical conenctor when
One main purpose is the main alignment by maintaining optical fiber and is suitably sized reducing the optical power of optical fiber junction
Waste.Good coupling efficiency needs being accurately positioned for optical fiber, so that it is centrally located at the beam heart focused in laser beam.
In order to overcome the shortcoming of prior art adapter, United States Patent (USP) No.6 of Nault that one kind is disclosed in 695,489
Tunable optical fiber connector and its assemble method.The adapter includes being bonded on to indwelling sleeve pipe in hub, back casing and front
Housing.The back casing is dimensioned to receive and rotatably keep the hub, and procapsid has and receives and engage back casing
Outer surface hole.The procapsid and back casing include allowing back casing to be maintained in fore shell body and relative to procapsid many
The engagement member rotated between individual discontinuous position.However, it with present invention be distinguished in that its tunable attribute and be in
Between procapsid and back casing and the relative motion is rotary motion.
Disclose in U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2008/0175539 of Brown for laser can be coupled to into optical fiber
In, especially coupled to another example of the joints of optical fibre in little doped core optical fiber.It discloses carrying and is fused to optical fiber one
The terminal structure of the transparent casing at end, with the increase connection area in the case where the input numerical aperture of fibre system is not changed,
This by control the transparent casing place of being fused or welded region length realizing.Melt in addition, extending sleeve portion and being located at
Close region rear simultaneously to separate with fiber core so that the light of fibre core cannot be coupled to from the internal diameter reflection of the prolongation sleeve portion
Away from fiber core, herein, it can be reflected or be disperseed by light beam block or absorbent material.
It remains desirable, however, that a kind of improved and efficient equipment is used to that radiation source to be connected in waveguide, especially connect
Connect medical treatment device and optical fiber, to strengthen the efficiency and laser energy of the laser system in medical applications with safely and effectively and
The good mode of cost benefit is transmitted to tissue.Compared to the device of prior art, the enhanced device should safely, be easy to group
Dress, cost benefit are good and reliable, while allowing laser energy efficient coupling and being efficiently transmitted to tissue.By provide it is compact,
The good adapter of simple, reliable, safe and cost benefit, the present invention solves above-mentioned these demands.
The purpose of the present invention and the content of the invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide the adapter of a new generation, the radiation for autoradiolysis in future source is coupled to waveguide
In.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a kind of following adapter, the adapter have the efficiency in enhanced rad source and
With safely and effectively mode transmit radiation can feature.
It is yet another object of the invention to provide the joints of optical fibre, have good company between the different piece of the adapter
Connect.
Briefly, the invention provides the radio optics for autoradiolysis in future source is coupled in waveguide for medical treatment
Using adapter.Preferred embodiment for being attached to lasing light emitter in optical fiber provides a kind of adapter, and it includes：Outer
Body, the outer body is easy to grip the adapter；Two-part sleeve pipe；Interior body, the interior main body protection described sleeve pipe simultaneously will set
Two parts of pipe keep together；Collet chuck chuck, optical fiber is introduced into by the collet chuck chuck；Spring；Sleeve pipe interlock；And
Bend protection part, the bend protection part has long fiber optic protection end.It is mainly characterized by interior body longitudinal direction in outer body
Mobile, the spring-loaded sleeve pipe abuts against the fixed position element movement in laser housing, and it by spring load
Relative shape be designed to only be assembled with a possible Angle Position, so as to maintain the alignment of these elements to subtract
Lack/avoid the power attenuation of the proximal absorptive of the connected device caused due to the connection.The sleeve pipe be arranged on adapter in and not
Expose from adapter, for protecting the sleeve pipe.In another embodiment, the adapter provides the electronics for waveguide identification
Signature, such as RFID tag, it the position for sufficiently closing to lasing light emitter with guarantee identification.Additionally, the adapter has optionally
Electric power and signal port.
When following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying, the above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become it is aobvious and
It is clear to (wherein, the similar reference in different accompanying drawings represents similar element).
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 depicts the preferred embodiments of the present invention, shows the company for being attached in diode laser source in optical fiber
Connect the different piece of device.
Fig. 2 a show the other part, the present invention another excellent of the adapter for being attached to lasing light emitter in optical fiber
Select embodiment.
Fig. 2 b show the viewgraph of cross-section of one embodiment of the present of invention, for illustrating sleeve pipe, outer body and interior body
Relative position.
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of another preferred embodiment of the present invention, is shown for medical laser source to be attached to into optical fiber
In adapter all parts relative position.
Specific embodiment
Invention described herein has many advantages relative to the alternative adapter of prior art, and the adapter is used for
Future, the electromagnetic radiation of autoradiolysis discharger was optically coupled in waveguide, for medical applications.In a preferred embodiment, originally
Invention provides the adapter for being coupled to from the radiation of Medical laser device in optical fiber.Mentioned medical laser dress
Put be intended in surgical procedures by least one waveguide with contact or noncontact mode laser is delivered to it is soft
Tissue or the laser aid of sclerous tissueses, including by endoscope, conductor, conduit etc..The adapter is also designed to cure
Coupled with waveguide with device, to be used with noncontact mode during non-surgery operation, such as photodynamic therapy
Or the diode lasers devices of transdermal therapeutic.The use of this adapter enhances the safety of therapeutic treatment and efficiency, because
It reduces the output loss at fiber distal end.The additional advantage of the design of these adapters is that it protects sensitive polishing light
Fine end face and adapter itself.The further advantage of the joints of optical fibre of the present invention be they be easily assembled to, it is reliable and with into
This benefit.
In the present invention, " nearside " or " near-end " is referred to from the nearest position of radiation source, and " distally " or " distal end " refers to
From the farthest position of radiation source.
In the preferred embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the adapter 100 for lasing light emitter to be attached in optical fiber includes：Outer
Body 102, it is easy to grip the adapter 100；Interior body 104, the interior body 104 is located inside outer body 102, and it protects sleeve pipe
106 and sleeve pipe 106 is kept together；Sleeve pipe 106, the sleeve pipe 106 includes the Part I 106 ' for fitting each other and second
Divide 106 "；Collet chuck chuck 108, optical fiber 110 is introduced into by the collet chuck chuck 108；Spring 112, the spring 112 has high bullet
Spring constant, sleeve pipe 106 is kept in place；Sleeve pipe interlock 114, the sleeve pipe interlock 114 is used to lock onto sleeve pipe 106
Position；And bend protection part 116, the far-end of the bend protection part 116 is with long fiber optic protection end.Sleeve pipe 106 closely encloses
The collet chuck chuck 108 is compressed around optical fiber 110.One advantage of this adapter is the use of shrinkage sleeve to guarantee adapter
Good connection between different piece, especially between collet chuck chuck 108 and sleeve pipe 106.Another advantage is that the sleeve pipe is
It is spring loaded, so that in assembling, adapter time control making is exerted oneself and position.In addition, the adapter has optional electric power
And signal port, for communicating and powering.In a preferred embodiment, this port is USB (universal serial bus) (USB) port.
In addition, this adapter is equipped with electronic signature, for the waveguide identification (waveguide in the set of its outer body
Recognition), it is preferable that the electronic signature is RFID tag, the safety of patient is which increased, because it is prevented from exceeding
The use of shelf life of products and due to inappropriate, unaccommodated optical fiber is connected to lasing light emitter and is caused other harm.By
In with this feature, can be controlled when unsuitable optical fiber is connected to into lasing light emitter, and be only capable of using effective
Optical fiber.Invalid optical fiber includes but is not limited to following optical fiber：Not reproducible to use but have been used for other processes, it is effectively guaranteed the quality
Phase mistake, or because selected size is improper, it may cause the inappropriate or unsafe laser energy for the treatment of site
Amount dosage conveying.Another significant properties of this adapter is：The position of RFID tag be preferably placed at optical fiber lower section but still
Lasing light emitter is sufficiently closed to, to guarantee identification.This position of RFID allows the substantially any in size limitation of the label
Geometry.Therefore, the compact design that there is more preferable resistance for cleaning and high-pressure sterilizing course is have selected, so as to reduce
Due to the failure that the RFID tag for damaging causes.Additionally, fixing the RFID tag with special medical grade epoxy.
In order to protect optical fiber, adapter 200 also to include in the proximal end in transportation：Dust cover shown in Fig. 2 a
220, and outer body 202, the outer body 202 is with the ergonomic designs for being easy to preferably grasp either connector 200；Interior
Body 204, the interior body 204 has the particular design for allowing interior body 204 to move in outer body 202；And bend protection part
216, the bend protection part 216 has long fiber optic protection end.Mostly the problem of count connector be optical fiber near-end relative to
The positioning of laser output.Due to product differentiation, the fiber position in adapter may change, therefore, optical fiber end may not
Alignment.Which results in the smaller power output of the far-end of optical fiber.In the situation of worst, this possibly even cause optical fiber or
The ablation of adapter, because loss power is by proximal absorptive.The design of this New connector solves this problem, because
The interior body and/or spring-loaded sleeve pipe of the movement ensure that sleeve pipe is abutted against in laser housing by the spring load
The movement of fixed position element.It is possible for only vertically moving.The shape of all elements is designed to only possible with one
Angle Position is fitted in shell body.Additionally, little indentation is indicated in some or all units fitted in shell body
In part, with assembling when maintain these elements alignment and guarantee optic fibre input end align all the time and laser instrument output only
By fiber-optic transfer.Additionally, when optical fiber is not connected to lasing light emitter, the position of described sleeve pipe is moved in outer body, to protect
Sensitive polishing fiber end face.In addition to reducing the probability of unexpected Laser emission or veiling glare, this further subtracts
The little probability of optical fiber ablation.These features enhance the efficiency of radiation source and convey radiation energy in safely and effectively mode
Amount.Fig. 2 b show the cross-sectional view indicated with A of adapter 200, which depict sleeve pipe 206, outer body 202 and interior body
204 relative position.It also show for the hexagonal shape of interior body 204 and outer body 202, so, they are with single
Mode assemble, so as to avoiding rotary motion and only allowing lengthwise movement, while keeping aliging and enhancing the coupling of light beam
Close.
Most important difference between the adapter illustrated in prior art and the New connector is：Described sleeve pipe can
To move in outer body, while it remains secured to interior in vivo.This new feature contributes to reducing unexpected power
Safer adapter is lost and manufactures, it remains the integrity of lasing light emitter and optical fiber, and improves patient and operate these
The safety of the internist of device.Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of connector assembly 300, show interior body 304, outer body 302,
The distal part 306 ' of sleeve pipe, the portions of proximal of sleeve pipe 306 ", sleeve pipe interlock 314, spring 312, collet chuck chuck 308 and bending
The relative position of guard member 316.Additionally, in order to retain the integrity of the adapter and avoid that optical fibre damage may be caused simultaneously final
The damage of loss is produced, the sleeve pipe is installed in adapter and not from adapter and exposes.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to Description of Drawings, it is to be understood that, the invention is not restricted to these specific
Embodiment, but, in the case of without departing from the scope of the present invention being defined by the following claims or spirit, art technology
Personnel can carry out various modifications and variations to the present invention.
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1. a kind of adapter, the adapter be used for the radiation in autoradiolysis in future source coupled in waveguide for medical applications,
The adapter has proximally and distally and is suitable to the reception optical fiber in the distal end, and the adapter includes：
Outer body, the outer body is easy to grip the adapter；
Spring-loaded sleeve pipe, described sleeve pipe includes spring；
Interior body；
Collet chuck chuck, the collet chuck chuck have be suitable to receive the opening of the waveguide and compressed around the waveguide；
Sleeve pipe interlock；And
At the bend protection end of the far-end of the adapter；
Wherein, the interior body is accommodated fully in the outer body and only vertically moves in the outer body, the set
Pipe interlock and described sleeve pipe are accommodated fully described interior internal and described collet chuck chuck and are accommodated in described sleeve pipe, when
When the adapter is not attached to radiation source, the spring is accommodated in described interior in vivo and in described sleeve pipe interlock and institute
State and apply between sleeve pipe tensile force so that the spring locking sleeve pipe towards the adapter the near-end movement and not from
Expose in the adapter.
2. adapter according to claim 1, wherein, described sleeve pipe includes two parts for fitting each other.
3. adapter according to claim 2, also including shrinkage sleeve, between the different piece for guaranteeing the adapter
Good connection.
4. adapter according to claim 1, wherein, the interior body and the spring-loaded sleeve pipe are at described outer
There is in vivo certain moving range, for guaranteeing that described sleeve pipe abuts against the fixation in laser housing by spring load
Position element movement.
5. adapter according to claim 1, wherein, the spring of the spring-loaded sleeve pipe has high spring
Constant, described sleeve pipe is kept in place in the adapter.
6. adapter according to claim 1, wherein, the bend protection part includes long fiber optic protection end.
7. adapter according to claim 1, wherein also including the electronic signature for waveguide identification.
8. adapter according to claim 7, wherein, the electronic signature is RFID tag, and the RFID tag is set to
In waveguide lower section and near lasing light emitter, to guarantee the identification to the waveguide.
9. adapter according to claim 8, wherein, the RFID tag is fixed by special medical grade epoxy
To the adapter.
10. adapter according to claim 1, wherein, the adapter also includes electric power and signal port.
11. adapters according to claim 10, wherein, the port is USB (universal serial bus) (USB) port.
12. adapters according to claim 1, wherein, the radiation source is Medical laser device, the medical laser dress
Put be intended to for during surgical operation or non-surgery operation by least one waveguide with contact or noncontact mode will swash
Light is delivered to soft or hard or sclerous tissueses.
13. adapters according to claim 12, wherein, the waveguide is optical fiber.
14. adapters according to claim 13, wherein, there is the optical fiber distal end to construct, the construction be selected from
The group of lower item composition：Radial emission end, circumferential transmitting end, tapered distal end, twisted shape distal end, side emission end
End, front side transmitting end, twin-core end, flat distal end, coarser powder end, the end with multiple launch points or it is above-mentioned these
Combination.
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